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Walsh College to offer dual-track MBA/MS program

Troy-based Walsh College will begin offering dual degree master of business administration and master of science degrees to its graduate students starting in the fall.

Vickie Scavone, assistant vice president for enrollment and student services, said the dual degree option “really gives students additional marketability” in the job market.

“As a business institution, we are constantly evaluating how our business courses meet the diverse needs in the change in the economy, the needs to the students, the employer and the community,” Scavone said.

Early program courses will be taught with two hours of online instruction and two hours of classroom instruction, according to a news release. Later courses will be taught with two hours of online instruction and two hours of classroom instruction, or strictly online or strictly in the classroom.

The MBA program will also require 42 credit hours to complete beginning in the fall instead of the current 39-57 credit hours.

“That’s modeled after the national top 10 part-time MBA programs in the U.S.,” Scavone said.